WW2 Dates

  • Rape of Nanking

    Rape of Nanking
    1. Japanese troops murdered and raped residents of Nanjing. 2. sino-japanese war 3. 300,000 people died
  • Fall of Paris

    Fall of Paris
    1. German invasion of France 2.The french declared war on Germany. 3. The collapse of France
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    1. Japan Bombed The U.S
    2. the oil embargo placed on the Japanese Empire
    3. Hundreds of soldiers died, war on japan
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    1. Allied forces invaded northern France 2. Allies landing into a cold and long war. 3. The end of most Germans
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    1. The last major German offensive campaign. 2. To push the allies front west. 3. The Germans lost a lot of troops
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    1. A major war between japan and the U.S. 2. Japan had air fighters on the U.S. 3. The war ended between the 2 of them.
  • VE Day

    VE Day
    1. Victory in Europe. 2. Nazi war want to kill all Jews. 3. Europe won the war.
  • Dropping of the Atomic Bombs

    Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
    1. 2 bombs dropped in japan for retaliation. 2. Japan drop a bomb on pearl harbor. 3. Japan surrendered in the war.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day
    1. Victory over Japan Day. 2. When Europe won the war against Japan. 3. Europe won the war.
  • Liberation of Concentration Camps

    Liberation of Concentration Camps
    1.soviet soldiers in camps in Auschwitz and overruled by soviets. 2. To help the Germans win the war. 3. Soviets won the war.